Rev. Canon Joseph Guinan (1863–1932) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest, teacher and novelist.

Biography

Joseph Guinan was born in King's County (now

County Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...

) in 1863. He was educated at

St. Mel's College St Mel's College is an all-boys secondary school in Longford, Ireland. History The college opened in September 1865 with 48 boarders and 20 dayboys. The architect was Than Ourke with a total cost of 16,000 euro. In the beginning, it was actua ...

, Longford, before going to

St. Patrick's College, Maynooth St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth ( ga, Coláiste Naoimh Phádraig, Maigh Nuad), is the "National Seminary for Ireland" (a Roman Catholic college), and a pontifical university, located in the town of Maynooth, from Dublin, Ireland ...

to train as a priest. He was ordained by Dr. Batholmew Woodcock for the

Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise The Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise ( ga, Deoise Ardach agus Chluain Mhic Nóis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Ireland. Geography The diocese is entirely within the Republic of Ireland and contains most of counties Longford and Leitrim, wit ...

. He served as a

curate A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...

in Liverpool, returning to Ireland to teach English, Religion and Mathematics in St. Mel's College. Due to ill health he left teaching, and he was appointed parish priest of

Bornacoola Bornacoola () is an ecclesiastical parish in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnoise, Ireland. It is located at the southern extremity of County Leitrim in the civil parish of Mohill. Some of its townlands lie in neighbouring County ...

, County Leitrim, in 1910. He contributed the article on Henry Essex Edgeworth to the '' Catholic Encyclopedia''. While in Dromod, County Longford in 1920 he was made a Canon of the Catholic Church.

Works

* ''The Soggarth Aroon'' by Rev. Joseph Guinan, Published by The Talbot Press Limited (1944)Rev. Joseph Guinan
Oxford Reference * ''Scenes and Sketches in an Irish Parish or Priest and People in Doon'' by Rev. Joseph Guinan, Published by Dublin, Gill, Dublin (1910). * ''The Moores of Glynn'' by Rev. Joseph Guinan. Published by Washbourne/Gill, London/Dublin (1907) * ''Donal Kenny'' by Rev. Joseph Guinan, R. & T. Washbourne, Ltd., London, 1910.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Guinan, Joseph 20th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests Irish novelists Christian clergy from County Offaly Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth 1863 births 1932 deaths 19th-century Irish Roman Catholic priests Contributors to the Catholic Encyclopedia People educated at St Mel's College Writers from County Offaly